Dual Layer DVD Writer Compatibility Problems

Burnt media from some current models can only be read in ~50% of CE players.

CNet is reporting wide incompatibility of burnt dual layer media from some current burners such as the Sony.

One review, at EMediaLive.com, discovered that a double-layer disc burned on a Sony drive could be read by fewer than half the DVD players tested at local electronics stores. HP said it had planned to put out a double-layer product in June, but testing showed compatibility with just 40 percent of other machines. The company said it went back to the drawing board to create a product that burns discs compatible with nearly 90 percent of DVD players and DVD-ROM drives.

I guess this article illustrates the different mindset between CE giants and the computer industry. Sony would NEVER release a CE product that would have problems like this. Companies do not bat an eye however with computer products because a newer firmware, better driver or the lastest BIOS will fix whatever is broken. There is a lot of talk about bridging the gap between consumer electronics and computers but it will never happen if the computer industry is not as vigilant with QA as their CE counterparts. Expecting the end user to rectify a problem after shipping is a bad approach.